Antelope? We don't have much of a problem with antelope in Ohio, but there is the occasional deer along the bike paths, and they act exactly the same way. They watch you like a statue until you're nearly on top of them. Then they either panic and leap in front of you or, decide to run along side and THEN crash into you. I don't get that "dash in front of the front wheel" theory that is prevalent in the animal kingdom. Even my cats run in front of my feet when I'm walking in the house. Is that nature's natural population control, or what?!